Eagles are enduring symbols in Aztec lore. Mirsa Islas / INAH Archaeologists conducting excavations at the Templo Mayor, or Great Temple, in Mexico City (once home to the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlán ...

Gold pieces formed into symbols are seen at a site where a sacrificed young wolf elaborately adorned with some of the finest Aztec gold has been discovered, adjacent to the Templo Mayor, one of the ...

Archaeologists excavating a site in Mexico have discovered a temple dedicated to Xipe Tótec, an Aztec deity associated with the ritualistic practice of wearing the skins of sacrificed individuals. The ...

A WOLF which had its “heart ripped out” more than 500 years ago in a gruesome sacrifice before being draped in stunning Aztec gold has been uncovered in Mexico City. This trove was found buried next ...

Archaeologists have found a massive ceremonial skull rack from the heyday of the Aztec empire in the heart of Mexico City. Scientists believe it will shed new light on how the Aztecs kept control of ...

Aztec priests at Tenochtitlán offered a whole galaxy of starfish to the war god Huitzilopochtli 700 years ago, along with a trove of other objects from the distant edges of the Aztec Empire.

> To honor the spring god Xipe, Aztec priests flayed human beings and clad themselves in the tattered hides. This symbolized the new vegetation in which the earth clothes itself. > To honor the fire ...

ARCHAEOLOGISTS have found the bones of a child sacrifice victim at the foot of an ancient Aztec temple in Mexico. The remains were found adorned with body jewels in Tenochtitlan, which is now the ...

Sacrificed wolf missing its heart was found next to stunning haul of 22 golden ornaments A WOLF which had its “heart ripped out” more than 500 years ago in a gruesome sacrifice before being draped in ...

The bones belong to a young boy, who is believed to have been slaughtered for the Mexican God of war Huitzilopochtli ARCHAEOLOGISTS have found the bones of a child sacrifice victim at the foot of an ...